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6. Provide Guidance to Commissioners on Respondingto o Reports <br /> The City Council and leadership should provide guidance to commissioners on responding to <br /> reports they receive personally about profiling in the community. Commissioners may feel stuck <br /> between their role as community members and commissioners, unsure what they are to say to <br /> their fellow residents, especially if an incident occurs during the weekend and City officials are <br /> unavailable to respond. <br /> Updates <br /> 8/30/17: City staff will prepare materials with referrals and language that commissioners can use <br /> to respond to resident reports. <br /> 10/9/17: Staff has drafted the following language. We would add to it a link to future referrals we <br /> will have on the HRIEC webpage as well as information about confidentiality. <br /> The Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission acts in an advisory <br /> capacity to the City Council on matters of human rights, inclusion and engagement. It is not the <br /> role of the Commission to investigate claims of discrimination or human rights violations. <br /> Rather, we provide leadership in the community in prevention of bias and hate crimes through <br /> education, collaborative community action and policy and program advice to the Council. <br /> If you feel you have been the victim of discrimination or a human rights violation, you should <br /> contact the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to fill out a complaint inquiry form. You <br /> can either call their office, visit the office in person, or fill out the form online. Please note that <br /> submitting the form online does not mean you have filed a complaint. A department officer will <br /> contact you about the information provided in the form. <br /> MDHR: Staff is available to take calls about discrimination complaints by phone, Monday - <br /> Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. You may leave a message after hours and your call will be returned. <br /> 651-539-1100 / 800-657-3704 /TTY 651-296-1283 <br /> Walk-in hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. You do not need an appointment, they <br /> take walk-ins on a first come, first served basis. Directions to their office can be found here. <br /> The time limit for filing a charge with MDHR is one year from the date of the incident. If you <br /> are close to the one-year deadline, contact us immediately by phone at 651.539.1100/Toll Free <br /> 1.800.657.3704. <br />